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Mary Bonnet revealed she isn’t “allowed” to be near the Oppenheim Group — or other places with the cast — after her Selling Sunset exit.
“I felt like I was in a different alternate universe because that was my life. Now even for Rose Day — that Jason [Oppenheim] and I go to every year together — had the tickets and I wasn’t allowed to go,” Mary, 45, exclusively told Us Weekly while discussing her current work with animal advocacy.
The reality star recalled being told the news.
“They said, ‘No, Mary can’t come because they were going to film part of it.’ They don’t want anybody from the [past] cast overpower or overshadow the new cast,” Mary claimed. “They don’t want people taking the attention away from their story lines.”
She continued: “I was like, ‘You’re keeping me from my friends? You can’t keep me away from there.’ They sure did. So that part I was very frustrated about and I’m sad about that. I have to be separated from my friends.”
Mary also had to avoid the office due to production taking place.
“It’s just very strange to not know what’s going on and not be allowed to go to the office to work because they’re filming. … They will not allow us in the office,” she noted. “It’s my office and it is bizarre, but it’s OK because I need to work from home anyway.”
While adapting to the new normal, Mary went through “a bit of a grieving process,” adding, “I’ll watch [season 10] but for right now I don’t want to have any involvement in all of that. It was an amazing run and I’m so grateful for it. But I’m needed in other places right now — and in other ways — between the market and the show and how everything changed. I have this time so I’m using it for something good.”
Mary has been a cast member on the show since it premiered in 2019. After nine seasons, Us confirmed that Mary, Chrishell Stause, Emma Hernan, Chelsea Lazkani and more would not be returning to the show.
“I know that they are switching up the cast so I hope that it becomes a more positive show. I really do,” Mary said. “Maybe I would go back on it if it were really positive. But it’s still Selling Sunset so I kind of doubt [that]. They’ve said that it’s going to be more positive and about fun for the last three seasons.”
For now, Mary is focused on fostering dogs and spreading awareness about adoption.
“There’s many, many ways that people can help either by fostering, adopting or with donations to the rescues. Because shelters are not allocating the funds to the dogs. There’s a huge crisis,” she claimed. “But what people can do if you don’t have any of those available is go to volunteer at a shelter — even if it’s just to go and take photos or videos of the animals and post them.”
Mary’s concerns about kill shelters led to her ongoing rescue journey, saying, “There’s a big misconception that shelter dogs are damaged. They are the most appreciative and loving animals. Even if it is just to foster for two weeks. They are so appreciative and so loving and they just want kindness and love.”
She concluded: “We need people’s help. Whatever people can do to need help — even if it’s just raising awareness themselves or reposting a dog if you see one that’s still available. You don’t know who will see it.”
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